(The Gist of Science Reporter) Universe’s First Molecule Spotted in Space  [JANUARY-2020]

(The Gist of Science Reporter) Universe’s First Molecule Spotted in Space

Universe’s First Molecule Spotted in Space

• After decades of searching, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the first elusive molecule that ever formed in the universe for the first time.
• The discovered molecule is Helium Hydride (HeH+) on a planetary nebula namely NGC-7027, a remnant of the sun-like star, situated 3,000 light-years away near the constellation Cygnus.
• The molecule is considered to be formed some 380,000 years after the Big Bang and is regarded as the first molecular bond.
• The discovery was published in Nature.

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